Read about Take2 graduates in a feature article in The Spinoff

Hire Our Graduates

We make it easy to hire non-traditional talent and help diversify your workforce. Our curriculum has been designed and developed in partnership with industry experts, ensuring junior talent is well prepared to hit the ground running.

How Our Graduates Compare

Take2
Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree
Computer Science
Bachelors Degree
React Front-End Focus
Agile Practices
Full DevOps Cycle
TypeScript
Industry Mentors
Industry Work Experience
Life Skills
Take2
React Front End Focus
Agile Practices
Full DevOps Cyle
Typescript
Industry Mentors
Industry Work Experience
Life Skills
Engineering
Bachelors Degree
React Front End Focus
Agile Practices
Full DevOps Cyle
Typescript
Industry Mentors
Industry Work Experience
Life Skills
Computer Science
Bachelors Degree
React Front End Focus
Agile Practices
Full DevOps Cyle
Typescript
Industry Mentors
Industry Work Experience
Life Skills

What Our Graduates Offer

HTML
CSS
Javascript
React
GIT
NodeJS

Technology

  • Presentation Skills: HTML/CSS
  • Programming: JavaScript
  • Front-End Framework: React
  • Typescript
  • Web Services: NodeJS Express
  • Testing and coverage
  • Source control: Git
  • Command-line Bash-style knowledge

Agile Practices

  • Daily stand-up meetings for communication and team culture
  • Ticket-based work management via GitHub
  • Code reviews
  • Software testing and delivery aligned with continuous integration (CI) practices
  • Sprint goals and retrospectives

Problem-Solving Mindset

  • Problem-solving through understanding and communication with others
  • Components and single purpose design
  • Code reuse and readability
  • Regular testing to reflect quality code

Self-Management & Communication Skills

  • Mindful self-awareness – reduces anxiety and frustration while improving focus
  • Self-driven learning via questions and personal growth targets
  • Explain technical concepts clearly
  • Explains the status of work, the nature of obstacles, and delivery time estimates

Benefits Of Hiring A Justice-impacted Individual

Diversify your workforce

Research shows a diverse workforce increases productivity. Take2 graduates bring much-needed cultural and life experience diversity to the tech industry.

Hire loyal staff

Research shows that employees with a criminal record tend to remain with a company longer. In one of the most competitive industries for talent, you want to hire and invest in people who will stay the course with your company.

Great work ethic

Research shows that people with a criminal record are often promoted faster than those without.

Reinvest in your community

Any company can create social impact through a fair-chance hiring policy. Help build thriving whānau by launching the career of a Take2 graduate. They have served their time—don’t serve them a second sentence by excluding them from the workforce.

Employment Partners

A selection of leading companies that trust and partner with us.

Will you join them?

There’s a reason we call you an “employment partner.” We’ll work closely with you from the outset to ensure both you and the graduate have a successful experience.

Once we agree to the partnership, you’ll receive a Take2 Apprenticeship Guide that walks you through the key stages of the first six months of employment. It outlines practical actions to take, provides insights into how your new employee may be feeling, and explains how Take2 will support you along the way.

The value you gain from hiring one of our graduates is just as important as what they gain from working with you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We put our graduates through a rigorous testing process to ensure they are ready to enter the workforce and succeed in a professional environment.
The programme is open to all participants who meet the appropriate prison security clearances, except those convicted of cybercrimes or sexual offences.

Participants are supported throughout their reintegration process with counselling, mentorship, regular check-ins with Take2 staff, and access to essential tools such as a phone and laptop.

The Take2 Apprenticeship Guide outlines expectations and actions for both employers and Take2 to create a best-practice onboarding process. The guide was co-designed with Take2 students, industry experts, cultural advisors, and successful international programmes.
There’s no single profile for what makes a great coder. We target individuals who demonstrate aptitude and a strong attitude through their conduct while in prison. Our experience has shown they can absolutely learn to code!
The international programmes that Take2 is modelled on have a zero percent reoffending rate. Individuals understand that this is their opportunity to turn the page and live a new life that inspires their whānau and community.

If we want people to reintegrate into society, we must allow them the opportunity to do so. We need to move away from the notion of “once a criminal, always a criminal.” Common sense will be applied when referring Take2 graduates to roles—for example, those convicted of fraud will not be referred to work in banking.

For companies and clients still concerned about this issue, there are software development roles where employees will not have or need access to systems containing personal customer information.

If you value equity, equal opportunities, safer communities, a productive economy, and responsible spending of taxpayers’ money, then the Take2 programme aligns with your values. Over 23,000 children in New Zealand have a parent in prison, and they are seven times more likely to end up incarcerated themselves. You have the opportunity to change not only one life but an entire whānau.

Looking to Hire Our Skilled Graduates?

Download the guide to learn more about the process and how you can get involved.

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